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Blanton Museum sets attendance record defying post-pandemic numbers

Blanton Museum sets attendance record defying post-pandemic numbers

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Editor January 16, 2025

Under the giant white floral structures outside the Blanton Museum of Art, people relax and admire the outdoor space every day.  Since 2017, the Blanton has undergone a number of structural changes...

Natalie Tran sits in the middle of the Laboratory Theater on Jan. 14, 2025. Tran reached 1 million followers on Instagram the day before.

Content creator, acting student Natalie Tran uses attention from viral satire to facilitate professional success

Angelina Liu, Senior Life&Arts Reporter January 16, 2025

In videos often set around campus, Natalie Tran’s face contorts between excitement, anger and confusion within five seconds. Scrolling through her social media content, its satirical intention becomes...

Q&A: UT alumna reflects on 20 years of holding Guinness World Record

Q&A: UT alumna reflects on 20 years of holding Guinness World Record

Charlotte Karner, Senior Life&Arts Reporter January 14, 2025

Content warning: This story contains mentions of rape. Retired Houston Police Department forensic artist Lois Gibson holds the Guinness World Record for most criminals positively identified due to the...

Texas Ballroom

Texas Ballroom reflects on successful end-of-season world championships, gears up for another semester  

Trinity Orosco, Associate Life&Arts Editor January 14, 2025

From 17 to 80 years old, thousands of competitors fill the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, each competing for a world championship title. By the end of the competition, five Texas Ballroom members walked...

"The Ludicast" podcast episode cover

Students on ‘The Ludicast’ podcast discuss how to survive early morning classes

Brynn Dominguez, Senior Life&Arts Reporter January 13, 2025

Having to wake up at 6:15 a.m. every day and rush to catch the first CapMetro bus at 7 a.m. makes early morning classes unappealing to most students. However, economics freshman Nathan Velte and business...

Lightning reviews from popular holiday releases: “Nosferatu,” “Nightbitch,” “Carry-On”

Lightning reviews from popular holiday releases: “Nosferatu,” “Nightbitch,” “Carry-On”

Analise Pickerrell, Life&Arts Desk Editor January 13, 2025

Longhorns may have been on winter break the past month, but Hollywood wasn’t. The Daily Texan is here to provide some valuable insight on a few of the season's latest releases — including “Nosferatu,”...

‘The Brutalist’ tells an upsetting story with support from great actors filling lengthy runtime

‘The Brutalist’ tells an upsetting story with support from great actors filling lengthy runtime

Flora Farr, Life&Arts Editor January 13, 2025

From the opening minutes of Brady Corbet’s “The Brutalist,” graciousness for survival and dread surround the protagonist, László Tóth, a Holocaust survivor who immigrates to America. The solemn...

President Hartzell’s 2025 New Year’s Card winner captures campus from a unique perspective

President Hartzell’s 2025 New Year’s Card winner captures campus from a unique perspective

Sabrina Ye, General Life&Arts Reporter December 22, 2024

  As the holiday season rolls around, cards filled with warm greetings and love circulate far and wide. Here on the Forty Acres, President Jay Hartzell invites students to design a holiday card,...

Conspirare Christmas fosters tradition, holiday spirit at UT

Conspirare Christmas fosters tradition, holiday spirit at UT

Charlotte Karner, General Life&Arts Reporter December 6, 2024

From putting flyers under windshield wipers to winning a Grammy award, Austin-based Choir Conspirare has come a long way since its earliest years.  Conspirare Christmas began at the Carillon Chapel...

Students do arts & crafts at the Snowflake Solstice Ball hosted by Campus E+E's Creative Arts & Theater on December 4, 2024.

Students dance away stress at Snowflake Solstice Ball

Ana Taveira, General Life&Arts Reporter December 5, 2024

With the semester nearing its end, the weight of final papers and exams bogs students down. Students sought relief from these troubles by dancing out their stress at the Snowflake Solstice Ball. On...

Student grad photographers race against Tower restoration project

Student grad photographers race against Tower restoration project

Behr Rinke, General Life&Arts Reporter December 4, 2024

As the UT tower’s restoration project (literally) looms over campus, student photographers feel the pressure to capture graduation photos before it’s too late.  Beginning this month and set to...

Austin-based singer-songwriter explores love, relationships through music

Austin-based singer-songwriter explores love, relationships through music

Riddhi Bora, Senior Life&Arts Reporter December 3, 2024

After going viral on TikTok in 2023 because of his song “Tie That Binds,” Austin-based country singer-songwriter Ty Myers went from performing gigs at local venues to selling out his first headline...

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